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28 Jul 2026 at 17:06

Summary of the contracting process

Torbay Council procured consultancy services for the Seabury Hotel project in Torbay. The requirement covered three complementary roles: project manager, quantity surveyor and employer’s agent. This is professional construction and engineering consultancy, including project management, cost management and the council’s representation of the employer during delivery. The work relates to the planning, management, commercial control and oversight of the hotel project rather than the supply of construction materials or direct construction works. The recorded service classification is architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services. Torbay Council is the public-sector buyer, and the work is to be delivered in the Torbay area of Devon. The procurement was arranged as a single requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Taylor Lewis Ltd, an SME based in Exeter, was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 August 2025 and runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028, with a possible extension to 31 July 2029. The extension is for one year, exercisable in six-month increments. The contract value is £37,495 excluding VAT and £44,994 including VAT. The contract is active. The buyer used a limited procurement method rather than an open competition, and the requirement was below the applicable threshold. The award covers the full Seabury Hotel project manager, quantity surveyor and employer’s agent consultancy requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Torbay Council for an integrated consultancy team able to combine project management, quantity surveying and employer’s agent services on a hotel or comparable construction project. A credible competitor would need to coordinate programme, risk, delivery oversight and stakeholder management while also providing reliable cost planning, valuation and commercial control. Employer’s agent capability indicates the need to represent the council’s interests through the project and to manage the relationship between the client, designers, contractors and other consultants. Firms with construction-sector experience across architectural, engineering and inspection services, and the capacity to provide these disciplines through one accountable team, would be well placed when this council next tests a similar requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CAP25095 Seabury Hotel PM QS EA Consultancy

Notice Description

Seabury Hotel Consultancy Services - Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor & Employers Agent

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071441-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£37,495 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Torbay Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TORQUAY
Postcode
TQ1 3DR
Postcode Area
Torquay
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK42 Torbay
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Torbay
Electoral Ward
Tormohun
Westminster Constituency
Torbay

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Taylor Lewis

Further Information

Notice Documents

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